Browsing: August 22

A Brief History On August 22, 1965, San Francisco Giants pitcher, Juan Marichal, was batting against the LA Dodgers when he took exception to the chit chat from Dodgers catcher John Roseboro.  Instead of merely replying, Marichal clobbered Roseboro over the head with the bat. Digging Deeper This act of violence sparked a 14 minute long fight between the irate teams, an incident called the “Battle of Candlestick” after the ball park.  Marichal was treated harshly, at least for that time, with an eight game suspension and a fine of $1,750, which was the National League record fine at that…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on August 22nd.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On August 22, 1485, King Richard III of England died from wounds received in the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last English King to die in battle. On August 22, 1639, the British East India Company founded a city they called Madras in Southern India on the Bay of Bengal on land they bought from local Nayak leaders, a mere three mile…

A Brief History On August 22, 2006, Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman was awarded the Fields Medal for creating the proof of the “Poincaré conjecture,” but then he refused the award, explaining, “I’m not interested in money or fame; I don’t want to be on display like an animal in a zoo.” Digging Deeper Some other people that have refused awards include: Three people have refused their Oscar statuettes, including Dudley Nichols in 1936, George Scott in 1970, and Marlon Brando in 1973. Jean-Paul Sartre turned down the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, as he previously refused France’s Legion of…

A Brief History On August 22, 1864, the first of 4 treaties governing the conduct of war was signed in Geneva, Switzerland, a pact called “The First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded in Armies in the Field.” Digging Deeper The lengthy title tells you what the pact concerned, and the 12 European countries or kingdoms that signed it agreed to humanitarian treatment of the war wounded. Later, 5 more countries signed, including the United States. The civilized world met 3 more times over the next century, establishing far reaching accords on the conduct of…

A Brief History On August 22, 2017, CNN reported on two recent studies that showed how a “bad work environment could be bad for your health.”  Although common sense should tell anyone that it is uncomfortable and unhealthy to work anywhere where you have to put up with obnoxious, petty, bickering, and back stabbing employees, scientific studies are making that observation an academic fact.  Does your boss pick on you?  Are you constantly being threatened with being fired, demoted, or disciplined?  Are you sexually harassed?  Does there seem to be an atmosphere/culture of bias against your race/creed/national origin/gender/lifestyle?  Are your co-workers unfriendly? …